From a Railway Carriage

1.    Identify the figure of speech – ‘And charging along like troops in a battle’

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• anaphora

Answer explanation

Simile: The speed of the moving train is being compared to that of soldiers in a battle field.

2. 2. According to the poem, what flies as thick as driving rain?

• meadows and cattle

• bridges and houses

• hills and plains

• hedges and ditches

3. Identify the figure of speech – ‘Here is a cart run away in the road’

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

4. 4. _______ is an example of alliteration.

• And charging along like troops in a battle,

• And ever again, in the wink of an eye,

• And here is a mill and there is a river:

• Faster than fairies, faster than witches,

Answer explanation

Faster than fairies, faster than witches,

5. 5. Identify the figures of speech – ‘Painted stations whistle by.’

• Metaphor and onomatopoeia

• Personification and onomatopoeia

• Personification and simile

• Alliteration and onomatopoeia